Fence post



March 10, 1931/ I J p EISENMANN I 1,795,544

FENCE POST Filed May 27, 1930 gnuentoz r]: PEisEnwzaun Patented Mar. 10,1931 UNITED STATES JOSEPH P. EISENMANN, F KAYLOR, SOUTH DAKOTA FENCEPOST Application filed May 27,

The present invention relates to fence posts and more particularly to afence post upon which the fence wire may be removably secured.

An object of this invention is to provide a post which may be readilydriven into the ground in the conventional manner and which is soconstructed that any size of fence wire may be readily mounted thereon,the

device including means for locking the wire upon the fence.

Another object of this invention is'to provide a post of this characterwith a removable key or locking bar which is adapted to be slidablymounted on the post so as to secure the fence wire thereupon.

A further object of this invention is to'provide a fence post of thischaracter having a suitable anchoring member adjacent the bot-- tomthereof which is adapted to anchor the post in the ground, the anchoringportion being driven into the ground with the post.

The above and various other objects and advantages of this inventionwill in part be described in and in part be understood from thefollowing detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, thesame being illustrated in the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1 is afragmentary detail front elevation partly in section of a postconstructed according to the preferred embodiment of this invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation taken on the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 33 of Figure 1; and

Figure 4 is a top plan View of the anchoring member.

Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10designates generally the body of a post which is preferably ofsubstantially hollow construction and is provided at the lower endportion thereof with a restricted end 11 which is adapted to be driveninto the ground. The post 10 may be formed by bending a strip of metalinto substantially cylindrical con- 59 struction, the free ends of themetal being 1930. Serial No. 456,253.

notched as at 12 so as to provide a plurality of arms or lugs 13, thelugs 13 being adapted to be bent inwardly and the lugs on one marginaledge of the strip being positioned ml spaced relation to the lugs of theopposing e ge.

The upper end of the post or body 10 is preferably formed insubstantially cylindrical form as at 14; so as to provide a driving headfor the post, and the arms 13 are adapted to extend outwardly from thebody so as to provide a vertically disposed key-way for removablyreceiving a locking key or member 15.

A fence wire 16 of any desired character is adapted to engage the postin the desired notcheslZ thereof resting upon the upper edge portions ofthe arms 13 and when so positioned the locking bar or key member 15which is provided with a handle or the like m 17 at the upper endthereof is slid or moved downwardly through the key-way 18 formed by theinwardly extending members 13, the locking member being interposedbetween the members 13 and the fence wire so that 7 the wire will bepositioned in the notches 12 and be held by the inner face or surface ofthe locking member 15.

An anchoring plate or member 19 having depending members 20 ispositioned on the lower end of the post 10 and is adapted to be driveninto the ground when the restricted point 11 is driven into the ground.The depending bars 20 prevent circumferential movement of the post 10and also serve tohold the 7 post in vertically disposed position in theground. V

In the use of this device, when it is desired to mount a fence wire uponthe post the locking member 15 is preferably removed from the body 10 bywithdrawing it upwardly therefrom whereupon the point 11 may bepositioned in the ground and the post driven therein in the conventionalmanner. When the post has been properly set in the ground the fence wire16 may be mounted on the post in the desired notches 12 so that thebottom of the fence will be in the desired position with respect to theground.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that signature.

notwithstanding the depth of the post in the ground the fence wire maybe positioned on the post in the desired notches 12 so that the fencewill be in horizontal position with respect to the surface of theground.

When the wire 16 has been positioned in the desired notches 12 the keyor locking member'l5 may be inserted in the upper end of the post andmoved downwardly so that" the outer surface of the key 15 will engageagainst the inwardly extending membersl and the inner surface of the keymember will engage against the fence wire so as to force the fence wireagainst the body of the post and prevent removal of the fence therefrom.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that an exceedingly} simple andpractical'fe nce posthas been disclosed by means of which the fence wiremaybe easily and securely positioned thereupon and that when it isdesired to remove the fence wire from the post it is not necessary topull the post out of the ground or to injure the fence wire in anymannerinasmuch as the wire may be readily removed by movingthe keymember 15 upwardly which will release the' wire and permit its removalfrom the notches 12.

It is, ofcourselunderstood that various changes and modifications may bemade in the details of construction and design of the abovespecificallydescribcd embodiment of the invention without departing fromthe spirit-thereof, such changesand m0difica tions being restricted onlyby the scope of the: following claims.

What is claimed is l. Ina fence post, a plurality of complementary guideand wire supporting members stru'ckfrom the body of the post, and anelongated wire 5 locking key slidably engaging' said guide memberswhereby to releasably secure a wirefe'nce upon said guide members.

21111 a hollow post structure, means for removably securing a wire fencethereto, said means comprisinga plurality'of longitudinally spacedcomplemental L'-shape'd arms integrally formed with sai'dpo'st'andhaving one leg thereof disposed laterally of the 1011- gitudinal axis ofthe post whereby to'proe vide guides outwardly of the body of'the post,"and an elongated key member engaging'said guides w'herebyto removablysecure the wire fence upon said arms, 7

In testnnonywhereof I hereunto aflix' my JOSEPH 'P. EISENMANN.

